46.96.210 – Petition and hearing—Filing fee, costs, security.
RCW 46.96.210 Petition and hearing—Filing fee, costs, security. The department shall determine and establish the amount of the filing fee required in RCW 46.96.040, 46.96.110, 46.96.150, and 46.96.200. The fees shall be set in accordance with RCW 43.24.086. The department may also require the petitioning or protesting party to give security, in such sum as […]
46.96.220 – Right of first refusal.
RCW 46.96.220 Right of first refusal. (1) In the event of a proposed sale or transfer of a new motor vehicle dealership involving the transfer or sale of more than fifty percent of the ownership interest in, or more than fifty percent of the assets of, the dealership at the time of the transfer or […]
46.96.230 – Manufacturer incentive programs.
RCW 46.96.230 Manufacturer incentive programs. (1) A manufacturer or distributor shall pay a motor vehicle dealer’s claim for payment or other compensation due under a manufacturer incentive program within thirty days after approval of the claim. A claim that is not disapproved or disallowed within thirty days after the manufacturer or distributor receives the claim […]
46.96.240 – Venue.
RCW 46.96.240 Venue. Notwithstanding the provisions of a franchise agreement or other provision of law to the contrary, the venue for a cause of action, claim, lawsuit, administrative hearing or proceeding, arbitration, or mediation, whether arising under this chapter or otherwise, in which the parties or litigants are a manufacturer or distributor and one or […]
46.96.250 – Immunity of franchisees and assigns.
RCW 46.96.250 Immunity of franchisees and assigns. A manufacturer shall, upon demand, indemnify and hold harmless any existing or former franchisee and the franchisee’s successors and assigns from any and all damages sustained and attorneys’ fees and other expenses reasonably incurred by the franchisee that result from or relate to any claim made or asserted […]
46.96.140 – Relevant market area—Definition—New or relocated dealerships, notice of.
RCW 46.96.140 Relevant market area—Definition—New or relocated dealerships, notice of. (1) For the purposes of this section, and throughout this chapter, the term “relevant market area” is defined as follows: (a) If the population in the county in which the proposed new or relocated dealership is to be located is four hundred thousand or more, […]
46.96.150 – Protest of new or relocated dealership—Hearing—Arbitration.
RCW 46.96.150 Protest of new or relocated dealership—Hearing—Arbitration. (1) Within thirty days after receipt of the notice under RCW 46.96.140, or within thirty days after the end of an appeal procedure provided by the manufacturer, whichever is greater, a new motor vehicle dealer so notified or entitled to notice may file a petition with the […]
46.96.160 – Factors considered by administrative law judge.
RCW 46.96.160 Factors considered by administrative law judge. In determining whether good cause exists for permitting the proposed establishment or relocation of a new motor vehicle dealer of the same line make, the administrative law judge shall take into consideration the existing circumstances, including, but not limited to: (1) The extent, nature, and permanency of […]
46.96.170 – Hearing—Procedures, costs, appeal.
RCW 46.96.170 Hearing—Procedures, costs, appeal. (1) The manufacturer has the burden of proof to establish that good cause exists for permitting the proposed establishment or relocation. (2) The administrative law judge shall conduct any hearing as provided in RCW 46.96.050(2), and all hearing costs shall be borne as provided in that subsection. The administrative law […]
46.96.180 – Exceptions.
RCW 46.96.180 Exceptions. RCW 46.96.140 through 46.96.170 do not apply: (1) To the sale or transfer of the ownership or assets of an existing new motor vehicle dealer where the transferee proposes to engage in business representing the same line make at the same location or within two miles of that location; (2) To the […]